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The author of this exceptionally interesting book was a pilot in 67 Squadron (Australian) R.F.C., in Palestine during the war. He describes the Squadron, its life and adventures. No more interesting chapters in the literature of the war have been published than those here, on Lawrence of Arabia, Ross Smith and the "kings of Men" (in which he pays tribute to the chivalry of Felmy and other German airmen). No passage from war literature is more tragic than the author's chapter "Nine Miles of Dead", in which he describes the slaughter of two Turkish Armies by the Royal Flying Corps. Aces and Kings is an unaffected history of the Australian "Warbirds" and mingles gallant adventure, humourous incident, and vivid description. (p.1, John Hamilton publisher's blurb included in Exit Simeon Hex, 1930)
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Dedication: Dedicated to "Hadji". This book is also my Poppies.
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Best Sellers and A.B.A. Recommendations
1936
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— Appears in: All About Books , 11 April vol. 8 no. 4 1936; (p. 59) -
New Australian Work
1936
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 13 January vol. 8 no. 1 1936; (p. 4-6)
— Review of Aces and Kings 1935 single work autobiography ; There and Back : The Story of an Australian Soldier, 1915-1935 1935 single work autobiography ; Crucible : An Australian First World War Novel 1935 single work novel ; My Father and My Father's Friends 1935 single work biography ; A Nursery in the Nineties 1935 single work autobiography ; Blue Coast Caravan 1935 single work non-fiction
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New Australian Work
1936
single work
review
— Appears in: All About Books , 13 January vol. 8 no. 1 1936; (p. 4-6)
— Review of Aces and Kings 1935 single work autobiography ; There and Back : The Story of an Australian Soldier, 1915-1935 1935 single work autobiography ; Crucible : An Australian First World War Novel 1935 single work novel ; My Father and My Father's Friends 1935 single work biography ; A Nursery in the Nineties 1935 single work autobiography ; Blue Coast Caravan 1935 single work non-fiction -
Best Sellers and A.B.A. Recommendations
1936
single work
column
— Appears in: All About Books , 11 April vol. 8 no. 4 1936; (p. 59)
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Subjects:
- Palestine, Middle East, Asia,
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